Actress America Ferrera is known for playing roles focused on real women with loveable, relatable flaws, as in the TV show Ugly Betty and her break-out movie aptly titled Real Women Have Curves (2002). America Ferrera's weight has fluctuated over the course of her acting career, but she has definitely lost weight over the last few years. How did America Ferrera lose weight? Did she have secret bariatric weight loss surgery to achieve her weight loss goals?
By the age of just 34 years old, Latina celebrity America Ferrera has achieved a lot of things already, including winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role on Ugly Betty and being named one of TIME magazine's People of the Year in 2007. While Ferrera has never been known as "fat," she has long been known for her curves, something that many fans and viewers can relate to. Despite Hollywood's pressure on young actresses to be stick thin, America Ferrera has achieved celebrity without having to change and restrict herself in unhealthy ways, but she has definitely achieved noticeable weight loss since we first saw her in Real Women Have Curves. How did she achieve her celebrity weight loss transformation?
So how did America Ferrera lose weight? Did she have secret weight loss surgery? For America Ferrera, weight loss is simply a byproduct of living a healthy, active lifestyle. "How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like?" Ferrera mused in a 2012 interview. Instead of obsessing over the numbers on her scale, Ferrera pushes herself in high-intensity aerobic workouts and has even trained and participated in multiple triathlons. To fuel her workouts, she has a few diet secrets, including never skipping breakfast and filling up on lean proteins to build muscle. Not a fan of low-carb or low-calorie diet plans, Ferrera instead plans her meals out one week ahead so she never has to make snap decisions about what she will eat. Though she tries to avoid sugar and unhealthy junk foods, she still allows herself to indulge with an ice cream treat on occasion.
For America Ferrera, weight loss and achieving a healthy body weight is a journey, not a one-stop destination. It is clear that America Ferrera is fitter and happier in her body than ever. In 2018, her health goals shifted and she gave birth to her first child. We hope America Ferrera will continue to embrace her curves and love her body post-pregnancy by continuing her active and healthy lifestyle.